British Columbians across the province got an early taste of summer this week with sudden and short-lived record-breaking heat.
It was so warm in B.C. on Wednesday that 14 temperature records were set just that day, and the high in one area tied with the previous record.The hottest June 2 in Pemberton, prior to Wednesday, was in 1922, when the mercury climbed to 33.3 C. On June 2 of this year, the high reached 33.5.While Pemberton's is among the records that fell this week, other areas saw even higher temperatures.
In Kelowna, a high of 36.2 C was recorded, surpassing the previous 34.5 C reached in 2007. It was also 36 in Kamloops, according to the weather agency. The old record in that city was set 60 years ago, when thermometres registered a high of 35.6.
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